Meet Charlie Crist's main man in Tampa Bay

George Riley, 28, of Palm Harbor is the West Florida Regional Field Director for Charlie Crist's U. S. Senate campaign. His territory includes seven counties from Citrus to Manatee to Polk. Riley had been regional field coordinator for the state party, covering 14 counties from Pasco to Collier. He also was a campaign coordinator for House campaigns at the state party and served in numerous roles as a volunteer since he was a College Republican. Riley is originally from Altoona, Penn. - where Crist spent the first six week of life - and is a graduate of Gettysburg College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History.

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